New evidence suggests that introducing common sources of food allergies in the first year of life is associated with reductions in new cases in children. But prevention is only part of the story.

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A 2017 change in guidance recommended exposing children to allergens “early and often,” likely preventing tens of thousands ...

WASHINGTON — A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big ...

Encouraging parents to introduce peanuts to their infants early has led to a significant drop in new allergy diagnoses, researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said. Their study -- ...

Egg allergy has now surpassed peanut allergy as the most commonly diagnosed food allergy in children WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Encouraging parents to introduce peanuts to their ...

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For years, parents were told not to expose their babies to peanuts, to prevent a potentially dangerous allergy. But 10 years ago, a landmark study found the opposite to be true, stating that if babies ...